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Three Cheese Manicotti

Casseroles · 9 ingredients

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Three Cheese Manicotti

Nutrition

Per 100 g of prepared food

Protein
8.5 g
Fat
3.6 g
Carbohydrates
17.2 g
Calories
134 kcal
Total dish weight
1366 g
Approximate servings
5

Estimated at 250 g per serving.

Ingredients

  • 10 pcs manicotti pasta, cooked and drained
  • 1 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese
  • 16 ozs low-fat spaghetti sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 10 ozs frozen spinach,
  • thawed and drained 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 7 ozs fat-free cottage cheese
  • 4 ozs shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup egg whites, slightly beaten

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. In a 11" x 7" dish, spread 3/4 cup sauce evenly onto bottom; set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, egg whites, Parmesan cheese, salt, and garlic powder.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Stuff each cooked manicotti shell with heaping 1/4 cup spinach mixture.
  5. Arrange pasta over sauce in dish.
  6. Spread remaining sauce over pasta.
  7. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes, or until bubbling.
  8. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
  9. Bake, uncovered, for 7 more minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Tip

Drain very moist cottage cheese or ricotta first so the casserole sets with a tender texture.